Information Systems Security
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Course Introduction
Information Systems Security explores the principles, technologies, and practices necessary to protect information assets within organizations. The course covers fundamental concepts such as risk management, security policies, authentication and access control, cryptography, network security, and incident response. Students will examine both technical and managerial aspects of security, learning how to identify vulnerabilities, defend against threats, and ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. By integrating real-world examples and case studies, the course prepares students to address security challenges in modern IT environments and comply with relevant laws, standards, and ethical guidelines.
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Business Data Networks and Security 10th Edition by
Raymond R. Panko
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Chapter 1: Welcome to the Cloud
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Q1) If a transmission link has a relatively high error rate,________.
A)fragmentation is likely to reduce delivery time for the entire application message
B)fragmentation is likely to increase delivery time for the entire application message
C)either A or B
D)neither A nor B
Answer: A
Q2) What layer number is the transport layer?
A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4
Answer: D
Q3) Netflix uses AWS for its ________.
A)recommendation system
B)content delivery appliances
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Network Standards
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Q1) The electrical signal generated by a microphone is called a(n)________ signal.
A)binary
B)digital
C)analog
D)Either A or B.
Answer: C
Q2) Which part of a message is less often in a message compared to the other two parts?
A)header
B)data field
C)trailer
D)All of the above are commonly seen in all messages.
Answer: C
Q3) A message's syntax is its ________.
A)protocol
B)message order
C)meaning
D)structure
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Network Security
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Q1) If a firewall does not have the processing power to filter all of the packets that arrive,________.
A)it will pass some packets without filtering them
B)it will drop packets it cannot process
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Answer: B
Q2) A ________ is a flaw in a program that permits a specific attack or set of attacks against this problem.
A)malware
B)security error
C)vulnerability
D)security fault
Answer: C
Q3) ________ are full programs.
A)Viruses
B)Worms
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Network and Security Management
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Q1) There is a single countermeasure in ________.
A)weakest links
B)defense in depth
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q2) An SLA for speed should specify a ________.
A)maximum speed
B)minimum speed
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q3) Which of the following usually has higher availability?
A)data networks
B)Public Switched Telephone Network
C)Both of the above usually have equal availability.
D)neither A nor B
Q4) Policies are separated by implementation to take advantage of ________.
A)implementer knowledge
B)the delegation of work principle
C)minimum permissions
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Chapter 5: Ethernet 8023switched Lans
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Q1) Under the standard,Ethernet switches can provide enough power over UTP for
A)wireless access points
B)desktop computers
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q2) Which light wavelength dominates in LANs?
A)850 nm
B)1,310 nm
C)1,550 nm
D)1 Gbps
Q3) The official name for Ethernet addresses is the ________ addresses.
A)MAC
B)EUI-48
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q4) In optical fiber,light travels through the ________.
A)core
B)cladding
C)both A and B
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Chapter 6: Wireless Lans I
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Q1) CSMA/CD+ACK is ________.
A)unreliable
B)reliable
C)semireliable
Q2) A channel extends from 55 MHz to 60 MHz.Its bandwidth is ________.
A)60 MHz
B)55 MHz
C)65 MHz
D)none of the above
Q3) What propagation problem becomes worse as frequency increases?
A)inverse square law attenuation
B)electromagnetic interference
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q4) We use the terms Wi-Fi and ________ interchangeably in this book.
A)802.1
B)802.3
C)802.11
D)802.1X
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Chapter 7: Wireless Lans 2
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Q1) In NFC,an attacker several meters away cannot read the transaction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) After two wireless clients authenticate themselves via PSK to an access point,they will use ________ to communicate with the access point.
A)the preshared key
B)an 802.1X key
C)WPS keys
D)different session keys
Q3) A rogue access point ________.
A)is an unauthorized internal access point
B)often has very poor security
C)often operates at high power
D)All of the above are true.
Q4) Session keys are used to ________.
A)make cryptanalysis more difficult
B)improve authentication
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
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Chapter 8: Tcp-Ip Internet Working I
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Q1) For 100,000 addresses,which will have fewer rows?
A)a routing table
B)an Ethernet switching table
C)Both will be about the same length.
Q2) What is pushing IPv6 adoption now?
A)pressure from ISPs
B)pressure from the IETF
C)pressure from ISO
D)none of the above
Q3) In the mask 255.255.255.0,how many 1s are there?
A)8
B)16
C)24
D)We cannot say.
Q4) In IPv6,the payload length gives the number of octets in the ________.
A)entire packet
B)entire packet minus the main header
C)entire packet minus the main and extension headers
D)entire packet minus the extension headers
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Chapter 9: Tcp-Ip Internet Working 2
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Q1) Which of the following would be an SNMP object?
A)number of rows in routing table
B)system uptime (since last reboot)
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q2) Which is less expensive to implement?
A)SSL/TLS
B)IPsec
C)Both cost about the same to implement.
Q3) The part of an IPv6 global unicast address that designates the host is called the
A)host part
B)interface ID
C)routing prefix
D)none of the above
Q4) Which of the following is a private IP address range?
A)10.x.x.x
B)128.171.x.x
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
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Chapter 10: Carrier Wide Area Networks Wans
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Q1) In a PSDN,customers connect to the network core at ________.
A)NAPs
B)public/private access points
C)POPs
D)DSLAMs
Q2) In cellular technology,the carrier antenna and equipment to which mobile customers connect directly is called a(n)________.
A)cell
B)cellsite
C)MTSO
D)wireline carrier
Q3) Compared to ADSL service,cable modem service typically is ________.
A)faster and more expensive
B)faster and less expensive
C)slower and more expensive
D)slower and less expensive
Q4) Which of the following usually offers higher speeds?
A)LANs
B)WANs
C)Both A and B are about equal in typical speeds.
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Chapter 11: Networked Applications
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Q1) Which of the following steps are done in order during a call with Skype?
A)login, signaling, transport
B)signaling, transport, end a call
C)login, signaling, end a call
D)none of the above
Q2) Which element of the Skype network is in charge of transport?
A)the login server
B)the calling and called host nodes
C)super nodes
D)media gateways
Q3) For the transport layer,VoIP uses ________ for transport transmission.
A)TCP
B)UDP
C)SIP
D)IP
Q4) In ________ file retrieval,your computer downloads a file from a server.
A)P2P
B)client/server
C)BitTorrent
D)none of the above
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Chapter 12: Module a More on Tcp
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Q1) Flow control in TCP depends on the ________ field.
A)acknowledgement number
B)window size
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q2) A TCP segment carries data octets 456 through 980.The following TCP segment is a supervisory segment carrying no data.What value is in the sequence number field of the latter TCP segment?
A)456
B)457
C)980
D)981
Q3) A TCP segment begins with octet 8,658 and ends with octet 12,783.What number does the sending host put in the sequence number field?
A)8,658
B)8,659
C)12,783
D)12,784
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Chapter 13: Module B More on Modulation
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Q1) BPSK modulation uses two ________.
A)amplitudes
B)frequencies
C)phases
D)none of the above
Q2) In QAM,if you have four possible amplitudes,you have ________ possible states.
A)4
B)8
C)16
D)none of the above
Q3) QAM uses ________ levels.
A)loudness
B)frequency
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q4) Amplitude modulation uses two ________ levels.
A)loudness
B)frequency
C)both A and B
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Chapter 14: Module C More on Telecommunications
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Q1) With WATS calls,the ________ pays and pays ________ per minute than direct distance dialing.
A)caller, more
B)caller, less
C)called party, more
D)called party, less
Q2) In telephone wiring,there need to be four wires for each computer on the floor in ________.
A)horizontal distribution
B)vertical distribution
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q3) Call restriction refers to a switch's ability to control incoming calls to a station.
A)True
B)False
Q4) For PBXs,call detail reporting is ________.
A)a user service
B)an attendant service
C)a management service
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Chapter 15: Module D Directory Servers
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Q1) An Active Directory domain ________.
A)has only a single domain controller
B)makes all servers domain controllers
C)must have its servers organized as a tree
D)none of the above
Q2) In Active Directory domains,there is a partial replication between domain controllers
A)in the same domain
B)in different domains at adjacent levels in the domain hierarchy
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q3) A company may have many AD domains.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Directory servers organize information in a ________.
A)mesh
B)hierarchy
C)relational database
D)all of the above
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